How To Hang A Quilt On The Wall With Command Strips

You ll want one pair of strips for each of the two corners and then another every eighteen inches or so in the middle to help support the weight and prevent sagging.

How to hang a quilt on the wall with command strips.

Then stick more strips at regular intervals along the back s top for extra support. Command strips will be used to hold the hooks onto the wall. I used two clips to hang a small wall quilt. The best place to hang it and almost the only bare space big enough in our apartment was over the fireplace on a brick wall.

It involves adding two triangles to the top back corners of your unbound quilt basting them on and then binding your quilt. Beth ferrier from craftsy has an awesome tutorial. Rub these for about 30 seconds on to made sure they stick. As advertised the strips can be pulled from under the hooks to remove them without damaging the wall.

Searching for a damage free way to display a beloved quilt on a wall. Then measure the wall and mark with a pencil where each strip will meet it. Jul 5 2019 welcome to my first web tutorial. A couple years ago i was gifted an excellent modern quilt in my guild s annual secret gift exchange.

My sleeve was just a little larger to allow for the hooks to go under the bar. I purchased command metal hooks and bent them for a smaller opening. Hang your quilt with velcro. How am i going.

Remove the paper backing from the wall strips and press into place gently. Attach two strips to the back of your quilt one in each top corner. Depending on the size and weight of your tapestry you may only need 2 4 command strips across the top edge of your tapestry. Hanging quilts quilted wall hangings tapestry wall hanging small quilts mini quilts command strips command hooks sewing hacks sewing tips a year of quilts i loved seeing all the 2014 year of quilts posts on instagram.

Choose a sturdy wood strip at least half an inch thick and tall to avoid sagging or bowing. Once it is firmly on the wall slide the clip part up and off as shown on directions. Purchase velcro strips with adhesive backing. To hang a quilt you simply cut a yardstick to the proper length insert it into the pockets and hang it on your wall with command strips.

After peeling off black side attach it to the wall. Re align the strips on the quilt to the strips on the wall and press hard locking the strips. Next measure the distance between each strip. The wood hangs horizontally on the wall attached to studs with nails or screws.

Remove one liner from each of your prepared command strips. And now for the details and pictures. It will look like this below. Attach the command strips to the tapestry.